Re: [Monotone-devel] "mtn clone" hangs

[William Uther]

On 11/11/2007, at 8:57 PM, Ralf S. Engelschall wrote:

> I tried to use "mtn clone", but in all my tests it hangs endless:
>
> | $ /usr/opkg/bin/mtn clone -b FreeBSD.snapshot.src file:///v/freebsd/web/x/freebsd-snapshot.db 
>  y
> | mtn: setting default server to file:///v/freebsd/web/x/freebsd-snapshot.db
> | mtn: doing anonymous pull
> | mtn: setting default branch include pattern to  
> 'FreeBSD.snapshot.src'
> | mtn: connecting to file:///v/freebsd/web/x/freebsd-snapshot.db
> | mtn: finding items to synchronize:
>
> There is no output at all after the "finding items to synchronize". Is
> this a known bug or do I'm using "mtn clone" incorrectly?

Hrm, it looks like this should work, but it is a weird usage.

If you have a local database (you're using a file:// URL to point at  
the db), why are you using clone rather than checkout?  i.e. are you  
sure you don't just want:

mtn co -b FreeBSD.snapshot.src --db=/v/freebsd/web/x/freebsd- 
snapshot.db y

Having said that, the clone command should work.  It is essentially a  
mixed command that does 'mtn init', 'mtn pull' and 'mtn co' all at  
once.  It seems that the 'mtn pull' part is freezing.  The first thing  
I would check is if the commands work individually.  Can you execute  
these three commands:

mtn db init --db=local.db
mtn pull --db=local.db file:///v/freebsd/web/x/freebsd-snapshot.db  
FreeBSD.snapshot.src
mtn co --db=local.db FreeBSD.snapshot.src y

My guess is that the second command will freeze in the same place as  
'clone' did.  And then I'll ask if you're using Windows...  file://  
access to local repositories forks a sub-process to read the file, and  
that sometimes gets wedged on Windows.  If that is the case, then  
you've come across a 'known issue' which, as far as I know, noone is  
actively working on.  Try avoiding file:// URLs.  Which leads us back  
to what I said first; why are you using clone and not checkout?

Be well,

Will         :-}